Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream (embolism). Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus (blood clot) from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism. A small proportion is due to the embolization of air, fat or amniotic fluid.
No. 00; Updated October 2015. The child and adolescent psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and the treatment of disorders of thinking, feeling and/or behavior affecting children, adolescents, and their families.
Kohl Mayberry, DO. UF Health Shands Psychiatric Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry unit is an inpatient unit with a partial hospitalization program (PHP) and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for children ages 9 through 17 years old with mental disorders severe enough to require a secure, structured hospital environment.